"The Right Thing" is a song by the British soul and pop band Simply Red, released as the first single from their second album, Men and Women (1987).

The song reached #11 on the UK charts in early 1987 and #27 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Wayne Hussey of Smash Hits panned "The Right Thing", stating he "detest[ed] this kind of white soul".

[2] The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan.

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